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High Heels

Casino Cocktail Waitresses Fight For The Right To Choose Their Own Shoes

AP | MICHAEL MELIA | Posted 06.10.2013 | Business

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Cheryl Haase has been serving cocktails for more than two decades, and the 52-year-old waitress says she has a list of foot ail...

PHOTOS: Looks Like These Celebrities Chose the Wrong Footwear...

The Huffington Post | Lauren Leibowitz | Posted 05.26.2013 | Style

Last week, we learned that high heels might not be responsible for some of the health problems we once accused them of. Perhaps that's why celebrities...

Why I Will Never Wear High Heels

Barbara Falconer Newhall | Posted 05.21.2013 | Fifty
Barbara Falconer Newhall

Jon picked out his wedding attire in a half hour. I've devoted several all-day shopping trips to my wedding outfit and I'm still not done. Jon feels sorry for me. All that shopping. So many trips to the mall. So many trips into San Francisco. I feel even sorrier for Jon.

High Heels Don't Cause Bunions, New Study Reveals

Posted 05.20.2013 | Style

Much like a misbehaving popstar or gluten-filled food, high heels have developed a very bad reputation lately. Scientists have produced study after st...

Help! I Can't Walk In Heels, From Bobbie Thomas (WATCH)

Posted 04.24.2013 | MarloThomas

If you have trouble walking in heels, beauty and fashion expert Bobbie Thomas thinks you should consider some of the fun flats that are out there! Whe...

Don't Do the Scooby Doo!

Eddie Parsons | Posted 06.12.2013 | Style
Eddie Parsons

Wearing shoes that are comfortable and fashionable is not a lofty goal. Try going up a size and adding supports. Resist falling prey to a great sale but the wrong size. Take care of your feet or do the rest of us a favor and cover up if you don't have the time.

Marching In Heels? North Korea's Women Soldiers Patrol In Platforms

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 04.11.2013 | Style

If you thought celebrities walking around pregnant in stilettos was something to marvel at, try this one on for size: women soldiers in North Korea we...

Sasquatch Declares Stiletto Heels the New Lotus Foot

Donna Highfill | Posted 06.04.2013 | Fifty
Donna Highfill

I ask but one question -- if stiletto heels or tiny pointed toes or wedges that give you the height of Lurch are so vitally important to an outfit, then why aren't men wearing them?

No More Heels For Sarah Jessica Parker -- Unless They're Really Nice

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 03.08.2013 | Style

Is Carrie Bradshaw really over high heels? The thought makes us quiver in fear. But from the sound of it, Sarah Jessica Parker is indeed growing we...

High-Heeled Sneakers for Girls Are Bad News

Eva Glettner | Posted 04.23.2013 | Parents
Eva Glettner

If you're an adult who wears heels, you know how uncomfortable it is. Sending girls to school with high heel wedges is absolutely unacceptable.

From Manly to Sexy: The History of the High Heel

Lisa Wade | Posted 04.06.2013 | Style
Lisa Wade

Men were the first sex to don the shoe. They were adopted by the European aristocracy of the 1600s as a signal of status. The logic was: only someone who didn't have to work could possibly go around in such impractical footwear.

Bring Your Own Stilettos (BYOS) Exercise Class

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 03.25.2013 | Healthy Living
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

As a surgeon who performs bunionplasty surgery to help women return to high heels and pointy-toed shoes, I can only encourage women to consider exercise programs that are aimed at strengthening the feet and legs.

Avoid a High Heel Foot Makeover

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 02.20.2013 | Healthy Living
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

I see many high heel-created foot problems that go on to surgery. Bunionplasty from high heels are common. I can tell you that getting your feet strong is the first step at putting off or preventing a high heel foot makeover.

Bunionplasty: A Plastic Foot Surgery Craze?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 02.17.2013 | Style
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

When considering bunionplasty, it is important to not only consider how the foot will look but also how it will function. Take the time to learn about the methods available to fix your bunion, and you will be that much better off.

A Great Substitute For Heels, From Tim Gunn (WATCH)

Posted 10.22.2012 | MarloThomas

Can't bear the pain of wearing high heels all day? Tim Gunn, fashion therapist and author, suggested giving wedges a try when he joined me on Mondays ...

Clothing Kills

Carolyn Bucior | Posted 12.17.2012 | Fifty
Carolyn Bucior

People kill people. Guns kill people. But so do clothes.

The Best Things Ever Said About...Shoes

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 10.12.2012 | Style

Shoes, shoes, shoes!

Style and Comfort: Ways to Make Your High Heels Work for You

Stacy Barrows | Posted 12.09.2012 | Style
Stacy Barrows

Yes, high heels can be bad for you. But, if you want to wear high heels, here are some tips to wearing them responsibly, remaining as injury-free as possible and enjoying your pumps on a regular basis.

NYC Meatpacking Cobblestone Streets: A Danger to High Heeled Women?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 12.07.2012 | New York
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

While cobblestone streets look amazing, they are a challenge to walk on -- especially when wearing skyscraper heels. Combine high heels, difficult foot terrain and nightlife traffic (with partying) -- there are bound to be some falling women.

I Never Wear Heels...And This Is What Happened When I Did

Debbie Leon | Posted 12.03.2012 | Style
Debbie Leon

Although I am not quite five feet tall, I almost never wear shoes with high heels, although I strangely have 10 pairs in my closet gathering dust. As an experiment, I decided to wear heels for a week to see how I would survive.

Six Inches of Hell: This Season's Heel

Joanna Popper | Posted 11.11.2012 | Style
Joanna Popper

My legs looked ah-mazing. I could walk. Kinda. I towered over the gorgeous Lenny Kravitz-lookalike shoe salesman. My legs looked great, six inches was the only heel available and I was there to spend. Maybe shoes aren't really for mobility. I got them all.

Stop Taking Off Your Heels

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 10.23.2012 | Style
Tamara Shayne Kagel

you've got to stop buying shoes to pose in. Shoes are for walking not posing.

Stop Taking Those High Heels Off

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 10.17.2012 | Women
Tamara Shayne Kagel

you've got to stop buying shoes to pose in. Shoes are for walking not posing.

Pumps Don't Have To Be Dowdy

Christina Anderson | Posted 10.03.2012 | Style

Kate Middleton is regarded by many as a style icon. But some of us take the opposite view: the Duchess is a pretty gal, but her style leaves us wantin...

The Scariest Heels You've Ever Seen (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 07.23.2012 | Small Business

For women, walking in high heels can be scary. For men, women wearing high heels that look like weapons may be even more terrifying. Dutch designe...